Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
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Style: Contemporary
Contemporary Figurative Watercolor on Cotton Paper - "A Fantasy"
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
Figurative Watercolor on Arches Cotton Paper, 600g stretched on wooden stretcher bars.
This detailed figurative watercolor, painted on premium Arches Cotton Watercolor Paper (600g),...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"In a Brown Study, " Watercolor Portrait of a Hen signed by Julia Taylor
By Julia Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"In a Brown Study" is an original watercolor by Julia Taylor. This golden hen has her eye on you. Behind her is a splattering of blue paint and swirls of purple.
Image: 30 x 22 in
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Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
ICELANDIC GOOSE, REYKJAVIK, ICELAND - Traditional Realism /Contemporary Wildlife
Located in New York, NY
Original drawing by Patricia Traub
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Charcoal, Pastel, Graphite
"Turtle, Desert & Pitcher, " Ink on Handmade Paper signed by Miguel Castro Leñero
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Turtle, Desert & Pitcher" is an original ink drawing on handmade amate paper by Miguel Castro Leñero. The artist initialed the piece lower right. It features a turtle, an abstract f...
Category
1990s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
"Ancient Desert Rabbit, " Ink on Handmade Paper signed by Miguel Castro Leñero
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Ancient Desert Rabbit" is an original ink on handmade amate paper by Miguel Castro Leñero. The artist initialed the piece lower right. This piece...
Category
1990s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
"Tree Owl Spirit, " Original Watercolor on Birch Bark signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Tree Owl Spirit" is an original watercolor painting on birch bark by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece lower right. It features abstract marks on a found piece of birch bar...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Found Objects, Watercolor
Spare Time 23
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An ink and watercolor on handmade paper painting by contemporary artist Jianyong Zeng. The painting is executed in pastel watercolor and depicts the portrait of an anthropomorphic dog...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Handmade Paper
Spare Time 16
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An ink and watercolor on handmade paper painting by contemporary Chinese artist Zeng Jianyong. "Spare Time 16" is executed in pastel watercolors and depicts an anthropomorphic portra...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Handmade Paper
Spare Time 26
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An ink and watercolor on handmade paper painting by contemporary Chinese artist Jianyong Zeng. "Spare Time 26" is executed in pastel watercolor and depicts the portrait of an anthropomorphic dog...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Handmade Paper
Nicolas V. Sanchez - First Gen, Drawing 2024
Located in Greenwich, CT
Color ballpoint pen on paper
8" x 8"
Nicolas V. Sanchez received his BFA from Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, MI and his MFA from the New York Academy of Art. Whi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Price Upon Request
Nicolas V. Sanchez - First Gen, Drawing 2024
Located in Greenwich, CT
Color ballpoint pen on paper
8" x 8"
Nicolas V. Sanchez received his BFA from Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, MI and his MFA from the New York Academy of Art. Whi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Price Upon Request
Nicolas V. Sanchez - Concave, Drawing 2021
Located in Greenwich, CT
Chacoal on paper
18” H x 20” W
Nicolas V. Sanchez received his BFA from Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, MI and his MFA from the New York Academy of Art. While at...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Price Upon Request
Nicolas V. Sanchez - Totem, Drawing 2024
Located in Greenwich, CT
Color ballpoint pen on paper
11" x 16.5"
Nicolas V. Sanchez received his BFA from Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, MI and his MFA from the New York Academy of Art....
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Price Upon Request
Nicolas V. Sanchez - Ola Arrolladora, Painting 2025
Located in Greenwich, CT
Oil on Canvas
8 x 12 feet
Ola Arrolladora (translated as “sweeping wave”) is a monumental oil painting on canvas measuring 8 x 12 feet recently exhibited at Art on Paper 2024 New Yo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
Bird Spurs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Daniel Yoxi, Havana Cuba based artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Price Upon Request
Panther Deer
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Daniel Yoxi, Havana Cuba based artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Price Upon Request
Swan Vulture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Daniel Yoxi, Havana Cuba based artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Price Upon Request
Bunny Fox
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Daniel Yoxi, Havana Cuba based artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Price Upon Request
The Walking One, mixed media, monotype, by Melanie Yazzie, Navajo, animal, red
Located in Santa Fe, NM
The Walking One, mixed media, monotype, by Melanie Yazzie, Navajo, animal, red
As a printmaker, painter, and sculptor, my work draws upon my rich Diné (Navajo) heritage. The work I ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Watercolor, Monotype
Salem
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Salem", 2021, 3D pen drawing, float mounted and framed in a black shadowbox frame / Figurative Art / Pop and Contemporary Pop / Animals / Dark Colors / Cat
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Wire
Price Upon Request
Settle In, yellow Bower bird, landscape drawing, house, framed work on paper
By Gigi Chen
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Liquid acrylic on archival paper, framed. "Settle In" (2019) by figurative wildlife artist, Gigi Chen. The square artwork measures 8 inches high by 8 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Qunu Landscape with Nguni Cow - Nelson Mandela, Former President, Original Art
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Nelson Mandela, Qunu Landscape with Nguni Cow, Signed Original Artwork
Many people are unaware that Nelson Mandela turned his hand to art in his 80's as...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Madiba’s Nguni Bull II - Mandela, Former South African President, Original Art
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Nelson Mandela, Madiba’s Nguni Bull II, Signed Original Artwork
Many people are unaware that Nelson Mandela turned his hand to art in his 80's ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel
Madiba’s Nguni Bull I - Mandela, Former South African President, Original Art
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Nelson Mandela, Madiba’s Nguni Bull I, Signed Original Artwork
Many people are unaware that Nelson Mandela turned his hand to art in his 80's a...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel
Protecting the Dreamers, monotype, screen print, bear, dog, bird, maps, signed
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Protecting the Dreamers, monotype, screen print, bear, dog, bird, maps, signed
unique mixed media work on paper by Melanie Yazzie
As a printmaker, painter, and sculptor, my work dra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Gouache, Monotype, Screen
Bundle, 2015, bower bird, nature, animal, pattern, drawing
By Gigi Chen
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Bundle" by wildlife artist Gigi Chen
9 x 12 inches
Graphite and colored pencil on archival paper; pastels and neutral earth tones; figurative drawing study in artist's signature sty...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
An Occasion #1, Bower bird, drawing, framed, tan, green, pattern, animal, nature
By Gigi Chen
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"An Occasion" by wildlife artist Gigi Chen
12 x 9 inches
Colored pencil on archival paper; neutrals and earth tones; figurative drawing study in artist's signature style, here depict...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Beyond Night and Day
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elizabeth Waggett
Beyond Night and Day, 2019
71 x 36 inches canvas size
Oil on Belgian linen with 22 k gold and UV varnish
This piece is unique
Signed by artist
Unframed
Elizabeth W...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Price Upon Request
Contemporary animal drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary animal drawings and watercolors available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add animal drawings and watercolors created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, yellow and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Jeff Conroy, Leo Guida, Minako Asakura, and Adonna Khare. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary animal drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 1.25 inches across are also available. Prices for animal drawings and watercolors made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $99 and tops out at $295,000, while the average work sells for $1,536.
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